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Jessica Reyes Padilla is offering some “Inspiration & Motivation” – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the IFBB competitor shows off her amazing body in a two-piece exercise set, driving her followers wild. “Flawless,” commented one. “Vamos chica!🙌🏼🇵🇷,” added another. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here are her best pieces of advice and motivational messages.

1. An Accident Led Her to Bodybuilding

Jessica explained to Muscle & Fitness that getting into a motorcycle accident and almost losing her life led her to bodybuilding. “I felt like I was in a hole. I could've decided to use drugs, just go party and drink and, and not caring about life or anything like that. But I decided to do something with it. And that is why I decided to do bodybuilding,” she said.

2. She Focuses on Her Own Progress

Jessica doesn’t compete with other people. “The journey isn’t about being better than someone else… It’s about enjoying the progress you are making on yourself. Strive for progress not perfection!!!!” she wrote in an Instagram post.

3. No Pain, No Gain

Jessica has a “no pain, no gain,” approach to life, and this includes her workouts. “The pain you feel today is the Strength will keep you going tomorrow. Embrace the discomfort, challenge yourself and you will get wherever you want to be!” she captioned another post.

4. Invest in Yourself

Jessica is all about putting herself first. One of the ways she does this is making every workout count. “Make yourself a priority. Your workout time is an investment in your health, happiness and future success!!! Don’t waste it!!!” she says.

5. Push Yourself in Every Workout

Jessica is always pushing herself, especially while exercising. “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated it day in and day out. Keep pushing yourself in every Cardio… every Workout one day at a time!!!!! When the day comes… you will end up giving your best Smile!” she captioned another post.

Tasia Percevecz is a CrossFit athlete and fitness trainer and influencer. She shares a lot of wellness tips and body positive messages on Instagram. Recently, Percevecz posted a video of herself lifting weights. She captioned the post, “Keep going. Keep growing. 🌼 @2poodperformance. When I wrote these words on my Daisies belt 2.5 years ago, I had no idea how many life changes were in store for me and how impactful it would be to read these words every time I wore this belt when I was training.”

1. She Embraces Change

In her Instagram post’s caption, Percevecz talked about the importance of change. “Change is difficult and uncomfortable. And change is a necessary part of growth. And oftentimes this growth comes through uncertainty, loss, heartache, and pain. Thankfully, God gives us the strength to weather this change. Not only that, but the scariest changes tend to lead to the greatest growth!”

2. She Lifts Weights

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In her recent Instagram video, Percevecz is seen lifting a barbell. ACE Fitness states that lifting weights is very beneficial. “Lifting heavy weights elevates levels of anabolic hormones—specifically testosterone, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1)—which are used to repair muscle fibers damaged during exercise. This helps the muscle fibers to become thicker and capable of generating higher levels of force.”

3. She Doesn’t Subscribe To Diet Culture

Percevecz uses her platform to spread body positivity. One thing she speaks out about is diet culture. Percevecz talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “Diet culture is a multi-billion dollar industry that isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. It profits off of your fears, you hating your body, and you jumping from diet to diet. Ultimately, optimal health and self-worth aren’t found in disordered eating patterns or six pack abs. It is found in- Nourishing your body. - Tuning into what your body is telling you. - Moving your body in a way that feels good. - Knowing that your worth remains constant despite your body changing. - Living free from the lies of diet culture. The good news is that when you become aware of and can recognize these messages you can start to explore and unlearn them.”

4. She Goes Rucking

Percevecz likes to go rucking to keep herself in shape. She shared what she loves about it in the caption of this Instagram video. “Why should you start rucking? 1. Improves cardiovascular health. 2. Combines endurance and strength training. 3. Strengthens your bones. 4. Improves mental well-being. 5. Great way to connect with others. 6. Gets you outside. 7. Brings you to the present moment. 8. A way to challenge yourself. 9. Low risk of injury. 10. It’s fun!”

5. She’s Body Positive

Percevecz is all about body positivity. She encouraged her followers to have the same attitude in the caption of this Instagram post. “Please remember that your body image is informed by a lifetime of messages tying a woman’s worth to her appearance among MANY other factors. This is why diving deeper into the root of these feelings can be helpful. 🤍 Your body is GOOD.”

Lolo Jones is an extremely successful athlete. She has competed in the Olympics for both hurdles and bobsled. Jones has also appeared on several reality shows. In 2014, she competed on Dancing With The Stars. In 2019, she finished 3rd/4th on the second season of Celebrity Big Brother. Lastly, Jones has appeared on multiple seasons of The Challenge. In a recent Instagram post, Jones showed off her body transformation. She captioned it, “Body transformation. when I run track I usually have a very flat butt. I’ve gotten notoriously teased for it. but REVENGE BODY COMING THRU MAN BOBSLED MAKING ME THICK. Love this for me.”

1. She Made Lifestyle Changes

Jones shared the lifestyle changes she made in the caption of her Instagram post. “I gained 13 pounds of muscles. Increased (clean) calories. Stopped running as much. Increased time in weight room. Squats and hill workouts. Glutes and quads grew. Sadly, Chest still stayed the same negative A cup 😂😂A WIN IS A WIN THO🤣Comparing in Same shorts, Black top: I was (in track shape) 139 pounds. LSU top: I gained 13 pounds (for bobsled) 152 pounds. Really proud of the progress I worked really hard and gained muscle the clean way eating properly.”

2. She Loves Protein Shakes

Jones makes sure to eat a healthy diet. One thing she enjoys are protein shakes. “To kind of make ends meet while I trained, I worked at a gym, making protein shakes,” Jones told TODAY. “And little did I know … it's key for an athlete to have a protein shake within 15 to 20 minutes after a workout… actually love the protein shakes because you can make them a million different ways.”

3. She Loves Spinach

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In her TODAY interview, Jones shared some of the ingredients she likes to put in her protein shakes. One thing she likes to include in them is spinach. “The key about spinach is, they say you can add it to any protein shake and you won't tell the difference,” Jones explained. “You can taste it a little bit. They lied, but it's really healthy for you.”

4. She Wants To Inspire Others

Jones revealed in the caption of this Instagram post that she wants to be an inspiration for other women. “I’ve gotten so much hate over my career. RETIRE ALREADY. WHY IS SHE STILL GOING? JUST STOP. ‘Why’ so the next gen can see their careers don’t have to end at 27. Why? So people stop looking at social media posts telling them their life ends at 40. You can do great things at any age. I’ve broken a lot of records over my career. I broke the American indoor record. I broke the world championship indoor record. I became the first female Hurdler to defend her world championship title. I’m the only female athlete that has won a world championships and Bobsled and also in track and field, but this is the achievement that I most proud of. It shows I never gave up.”

5. She Strength Trains

Jones likes to strength train to keep herself in shape. She is seen using a barbell in this Instagram post. Jones captioned it, “Life decisions. Been off all social to figure it all out. What am about to share I have kept bottled for years. How do I want to end my 25 year pro career in sport? I was asked to come back to bobsled for years but how it went down last Olympic cycle I was deeply hurt. I saw some pretty unfair stuff happen and that’s a big reason why I went back to track to show I still fast enough to make the Olympic trials for Track and field.”